Shoe-polishing machine.



E. F. SYMONDS 6: G. W. BRANN.

Patented Ja11.26, 1909.

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SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1906.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST F. SYMONDS AND GEORGE W. BRANN, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNORS, BY

DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO STANDARD MACHINES COMPANY, OF BOSTON,

MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

SHOE-POLISHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

Application filed November 9, 1906. Serial No. 342,728.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Ennns'r E. SYMoNDs and GEORGE W. BRANN, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe- PolishingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a machine for automatically polishing orshining shoes and has for its object to provide a simple and efficientconstruction by which the blaclring or polish may be quickly andconveniently ap plied to the shoe and then the shoe subjected to arubbing or polishing action.

In practicing the invention the brushes which are utilized to apply thepolish to the shoe and to subject the surface to which the polish hasbeen applied to a rubbing action,

are mounted within a casing in such manner that they are inaccessible.The brushes and the mechanism for operating them and controlling theiraction is driven by an electric or other suitable motor which may bethrown into operation by the user either by the introduction-of a coinor in any other suitable or desired manner. When the motor is started bythe user motion is imparted to the brushes and at the same time thebrushes are ren 3O dered accessible to the user either by a movement ofthe brushes or by the movement of parts which protect and render theminaccessible. The brushes are so mounted and arranged that when they arethus rendered accessible the rubbing surfaces of the brushes are inconvenient position for the user to aply his foot thereto. The user thenapplies his foot to the brush which acts to apply the polish orblaclring, manipulating his foot so that all parts of the surface of theshoe to which it is desired to apply the polish are brought into contactwith the rubbing surface of the brush. After the blaclring has been thusapplied to the shoe the user applies his foot in a similar manner to thesurface of the polishing brush bringing all parts of the surface towhich polish has been applied into contact with the rubbing surface ofthe brush so that the surface is thoroughly rubbed and the polishing ofthe shoe completed.

The brushes when rendered accessible and presented in position for theapplication of the foot thereto are maintained in this position for adefinite period of time which should be sufficient for the user to applythe polish to the shoe and thoroughly rub the surface to which thepolish has been applied. After the brushes have remained accessible forthe predetermined time they are rendered'inaccessible either bywithdrawing them within casing or by the movement of some part whichcovers and protects them. At the same time the motor which operates thebrushes and the mechanism for controlling them is stopped and remains atrest until again started into motion by the user.

In order that the user may know when the brushes have remained in anaccessible posi tion for a definite part of the period during which theyare to remain accessible and may thus apply the foot to the polishingbrush in time to secure a thorough rubbing of the surface to bepolished, an indicator is provided which is operated during the periodwhen the brushes are accessible and which indicates that a certainproportion of this period has elapsed.

The various features of the invention may be embodied in machines whichare started into operation in any suitable manner and may be used withespecial advantage in machines which are provided with devices by whichthe operating motor is started by the introduction of a coin. The polishapplying and rubbing brushes may be rendered accessible and inaccessiblein any suitable manner but it is preferred in practicing the inventionto so mount these brushes within the casing of the machine that they arenormally withdrawn within the casing where they are inaccessible and arerendered accessible by projecting them through an opening or openings inthe casing so that their rubbing surfaces are resented in convenientposition for the app ication of the foot thereto.

The various features of the invention will be set forth in the claimsand will be readily understood from the following detailed descriptionof the machine shown in the accompanying drawings which embodies thevari ous features of t e invention in the forms in which we prefer toemploy them.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a partial rear elevation of the machinewith the casing broken away to show the interior mechanism; Fig. 2 is asectional view on line 55 Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4 are details of mechanismt0 be hereinafter described; Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation showing thedevices for starting and stopping the driving motor; Fig. 6 is a detailshowing'the devices for projecting and withdrawing the brushes and Fig.7 is a detail of the coin operated latch for starting the motor.

In the machine shown in the accompanying drawings the various parts ofthe operating mechanism are inclosed within a casing 1 which completelyincloses the mechanisms and protects them from injury or misuse. In thismachine the various mechanisms and parts are operated by an electricmotor 2 mounted in the upper part of the casing and connected throughconductors with any suitable source of electrical supply. The conductorslead to two contacts 5 which are arranged to engagecontacts 6 and 11secured to a support within the casing.

The conductor 9 leads from contact 11 to the motor 2 and conductor 10leads from the motor to the devices by which the motor circuit iscompleted and broken in starting and stopping the motor.

The devices for controlling the operation of the motor are best shown inFigs. land 5. As shown in these views the conductor 10 is connected witha contact 12 mounted upon an insulating block 13. The contact 6 is connected through a wire 14 with a cooperating contact in the form of alever 15 ivoted at 16 to an insulating block 17. Un er normal conditionsthe contact lever 15 is held out of engagement with the contact 12 bymeans of a latch arm 18 which engages the lower end of the lever andholds it in position against the tension of the spring 19. The latch arm18 is carried by a plate 20 which is pivoted at 21 and is provided atits forward end with a ledge 22 arranged below a coin chute 23. Directlyin the rear of the ledge 22 is an 0 ening 24 in the'plate 20 whichoverlies a c ute 25. The plate 20 is rovided with guard flanges 26, 26for insuring the engagement of the coin with the ledge 22 as the coinfalls out of the lower end of the coin chute 23. The guard flange 26 isinclined toward the opening 24 and acts to deflect the coin through theopening 24 after the coin has struck the ledge 22.

The plate 20 with its connected latch arm 18 is held in normal positionwith the latch arm in front of the contact lever 15 as inclicated inFig. 5 by a light s ring 27. The coin chute 23 is rovided witi anextension 23 the lower en of which registers with the upper end of thechute 23 and the upper end of which registers with a recess 23 formed ina block 23 secured in the upper part of the casing. The recess 23communicates with a coin slot 23 through which a coin may be introducedinto the machine.

When a coin is introduced into the slot 23 it falls down onto the ledge23 and rolls over the end of a permanent magnet 23 The momentum of thecoin carries it across a discharge opening 23 and into the dischargepassage 23 which registers with the upper end of the chute 23. If ablank slug of iron or other magnetic metal is introduced it will rollacross the end of the magnet 23 and will follow the surface of themagnet falling down through the discharge opening 23 When the coinpasses down through the coin chute 23 and chute 23 it strikes upon theledge 22 causing the latch plate 20 to swing downward against thetension of its spring so that the contact lever 15 is swung toward theleft in Fig. 5 by its spring 19, the lower end of'the contact leverassing above the latch arm 18 so that the lErtch plate 20 and latch arm18 are held in their depressed position. The coin immediately passes offof the ledge 22 and falls through the opening 24 into the chute 25 bywhich it is directed into a coin receptacle 28.

When the contact lever 15 swings toward the left in Fig. 5 it passesbetween the contact lates 12 thus completing the electric circuit forthe motor and starting the motor. The motor will now continue in actionuntil the contact lever 15 is swun toward the right in Fig. 8 todisengage it from the contact 12 when the motor will stop. This movementof the contact lever 15 will carry its lower end from above the latcharm 18 so that the latch plate 20 and arm 18 may swing up into theposition indicated in Fig. 5 where the latch arm will act to hold thecontact lever out of engagement with the contact 12 until another coinis introduced. The devices for operating the contact lever 15.to thusstop the motor and reset the devices for starting the motor will bedescribed hereinafter.

The motor is connected with'and drives a shaft 29 through a series ofbelts 30 which pass over a pulley on the motor shaft and a pulley 31secured to the shaft 29. The polish applying .and rubbing brushes andthe devices for rendering the brushes accessible and inaccessible aredriven from this shaft 29.

In the machine being described the polish applying and rubbing brushesconsist of rotary brushes 32 and 33 which are mounted upon a shaft 35driven from the shaft 29 through a chain 36 passing over sprocket wheels37 and 38 secured to the shafts 29 and 35 respectively. The shaft 35 issupported in aframe 39 which is provided with arms 40 by which the frameis suspended from the shaft 29.

The parts are so arranged that normally the frame 39 is maintained insuch osition that the brushes 32 and 33 are wit drawn within the casingas indicated in Fig. 5 where they are inaccessible. The brushes arerendered accessible and are presented in position for the convenientapplication of the foot of the user thereto by swinging the frame 39forward so that the peripheries of the brushes are projected throughopenings formed in the front of the casing in position to register withthe brushes. When the frame 39 is thus projected as indicated in dottedlines in Fig. 2 the bearings 41 for the shaft 35 engage recesses 42formed in webs 43 which extend inward from the sides of the openingsthrough which the brushes are projected. The bottoms of these recesses42 form stops for determining the outer position of the frame andbrushes and during the time that the brushes are accessible the frame ismaintained in position against these stops 42.

The mechanism for swinging the frame forward to project the brushesthrough the openings in the casing and for maintaining the brushes inthis position during a definite period of time and then withdrawing thebrushes within the casing where they are inaccessible, is shown in Figs.1-4 and in Fig. 9.

The swinging movements of the frame 39 are imparted thereto through atoggle lever comprising the toggle links 44 and 45. The link 44 ispivoted to the frame 39 at 46 and to the link 45 at 47. The rear end ofthe link 45 is pivoted at 48 to the upper end of a lever 49. Thisleveris pivoted to a fixed support at 50 and the lower end of the leveris forced against a stop 51 by a spring 52 the tension of which may beadjusted by a bolt 53 which supports one end of the spring. When theframe 39 is in its retracted position the outer end of the link 45 restsagainst a stop pin 54 which thus determines the inward position of theframe and brushes. The toggle lever is connected by means of a link 55with a crank arm 56 which is secured to the outer end of a shaft 57. Theshaft 57 is j ournaled in a support 58 and its inner end is supportedand journaled on the end of a stud 59 secured to said support. Thiscrank shaft is rotated through a half revolution to straighten thetoggle levers and thus project the brushes into accessible position andis then disconnected from the driving device through which it isoperated. After a predetermined time has elapsed the crank shaft isreconnected to its driver and is turned through a half revolution tobreak the toggle lever and withdraw the brushes within the casing andthen the motor is stopped thus stopping the driver for the crank shaft.

The driver for driving the crank shaft 57 consists of a worm wheel 60mounted upon the stud 59 and driven from the shaft 29 through a worm 61secured to a vertical shaft 62 which is connected with the shaft 29 byspiral gears 63.

The devices for intermittently connecting the worm wheel 60 with theshaft 57 comprise a pawl 64 which is ivoted to a disk 65 secured to orformed on t e hub of the worm wheel 60. This pawl is arranged to engagea shoulder 66 formed on a disk or flange 67 which is secured to orformed on the end of the shaft 57 adjacent to the disk 65. The flange 67is provided with a second shoulder 68 arranged to be engaged by a springoperated pawl 69 pivoted to the disk 65.

When the parts are in normal or inactive position the disk 65 and pawl64 are in the position indicated in Fig. 3. When the motor 2 is startedby the introduction of a coin or otherwise, the worm wheel 60 and disk65 rotate in the direction of the arrow Fig. 3. The motion of the disk65 is transmitted to the shaft 57 by reason of the engagement of thepawl 64 with the shoulder 66 of the flange 67 which is secured to theshaft 57 As the shaft 57 rotates the crank 56 is moved from the ositionindicated in full lines Fig. 6 to the otted line position at indicatedin this figure. During this movement of the crank the toggle links arestraightened, thus swinging the frame 39 forward and bringing thebearings 41 of the frame against the stops 42. When the forward movementof the frame is arrested by the engagement of the frame with the stops42, the continued straightening movement of the toggles causes the upperend of the lever 49 to yield. As the pivot 47 between the links of thetoggle lever passes the line of centers the spring 52 acting on thelever 49 tends to force the rear ivot 48 of the link 49 forward and tomove t e toggle links into the dotted line position shown at t Fig. 6.This pressure or force a plied to the toggle links is transmitted to t1e crank 56 through the link 55 and tends to rotate the shaft 57 andconnected disk 67 in the direction of the arrows Figs. 3 and 4. Thisforce tending to rotate the shaft 57 presses the disk 67 forward againstthe pawl 69 which pawl acts to prevent the forward rotation of the shaft57 except as such movement is permitted by the rotation of the wormwheel 60. When the toggle is moved into such position that the spring 52tends to advance the shaft 57, the pressure between the pawl 64 and theshoulder 66 is relieved so that the pawl 64 is free to fall away fromthe shoulder as the pawl comes into the position shown in Fig. 4. Thepawl is so pivoted that the weight of the pawl tends to cause it toswing down into the posi' tion indicated in Fig. 4 as it passes underthe shaft 57 and stud 59, the pawl being supported by its engagementwith a pin 70 projecting from the disk 65. When the shaft 57 has madesubstantially a half revolution or has come into dotted line position b(Fig. 6) further upward movement of the toggle links is prevented andthe links act to lock the frame in position against the stops 42. l

The worm wheel 60 will now rotate idly upon the stud 59, the pawl 64dropping away from the flange 67 as it passes around the lower half ofsaid flange and the pawl 69 riding idlyover the periphery of the flangeas the worm wheelisrotated. The idle rotation of the worm wheel willcontinueuntil the pawl 64 as it passes around the fiange'67 is movedinto osition to enga e the shoulder 66 on the ange. The pawl 64 is thusmoved to reconnect the crank shaft 57 with the driving worm wheel 60 bymeans of a timing mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the construction shown the timing mechanism comprises a cam 71 (Figs.3 and 4) arranged to be brought intermittently into position to move thepawl 64 into engagement with the shoulder 66 on the flange 67. This camis secured to a shaft 72 to which is secured a star wheel 73. The starwheel is held yieldingly against rotation by a retaining spring 74arranged to engage two adjacent points of the wheel. (Fig. 2) The starwheel is advanced intermittently by means of a pin 75 projecting fromthe worm wheel 60 and arranged to act successively upon the points ofthe star wheel. In the construction shown the star wheel is providedwith eight pins or arms and at each revolution of the star wheel the pin75 engages one of the arms of the star wheel and advances the wheel andconsequently the shaft 72 one-eighth of a revolution.

When the parts are in normal inactive position the cam 71 will be in theposition indicated in Fig. 3 where it would act to raise the pawl 64into position'to engage the shoulder 66. When the worm wheel startsforward and during the first half revolution of the worm wheel the pin75 will advance the star wheel one-eighth of a revolution bringing thecam 71 into the position indicated in Fig. 4. When lin this position thecam'is out of the path of the awl 64 so that the pawl drops away from te shoulder 66 as the worm wheel completes a half revolution. As -theworm wheelcontinues to rotate idly the pin 75 acts to advance the starwheel step by step until the worm wheel has made eight revolutions whenthe cam 71 will be brought into the position indicated in .Fig. 3. Nowwhen the pawl 64 passes around the lower half of the disk 67 it willline of centers, the spring52 yielding to allow this movement of thetoggle links. When the toggle has been'moved into this. position theweight of the frame and parts.

carried thereby will tend to rotate the shaft 57 and the rapid rotationof the shaft is. prevented'by the engagement of the shoulder 68 with thepawl 69 so that the'lrotation of the shaft 57 is governed by therotationof the worm wheel 60. As the parts come into the positionindicated in full lines in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings the drivingmotor is stopped thus stopping the rotation of the driving worm wheel 60when the parts connecting the worm wheel with the crank shaft will be inthe position indicated in Fig. 3. Thus wheneverthe motor is started thebrushes are projected into position where the user may apply his footthereto, are locked in position for a definite period of time controlledby the timing mechanism, and are then retracted into position where theyare inaccessible and remain in this position until the motor is againstarted.

For the purpose of indicating when a definite proportion of the periodduring which the brushes are in accessible osition has elapsed, anindicator is provid ed. In the construction shown this indicator is inthe form of a bell 76 which is operated to sound an alarm when one-halfof the eriod during which the brushes are accessib e has ela sed. Thedevices for thus operating the bell consist of an arm 77 projecting fromthe shaft 72 which carries the star wheel of the timing mechanism asindicated in Figs. 1 and 6. As the shaft 72 is revolved the arm 77engages the lower end of a lever 78 which is pivoted on shaft 57 andcarries the bell hammer 79 on its upper end. This lever 78 is normallyheld in position against a yielding stop 80 by a spring 81 (Fig. 6).WVhen the arm 77 engages the lower end of the lever 78 the lever isswung about its pivot against the tension of the spring 81. When thetiming shaft 72 has made a half revolution the arm 77 passes beyond theshoulder 82 on the lever 78 thus quickly releasing the lever so that itis snap ed forward by its spring, thus causing the ffammer 7 9 to strikea sharp blow upon the bell 76 warnin'g'the user that half of the periodduring which the brushes will remain accessible has elapsed.

The devices for stopping the motor and thus stopping the driving wormwheel 60 when the brushes have been retracted and the parts connectingthe driving motor with the mechanism for retracting the brushes has beenbrought into the position indicated in Fig. 3 is shown in Fig. 5. Asshown in this view one of the arms 40 of the frame 39 which carries thebrushes, extends-above the shaft 29 on which the frame is suspendedandis provided'with a rearwardly projecting plate 83. Pivoted to thisplate isa latch arm 84 provided near its outer end with a recess 85adapted to-engage a pin 86 which projects from the contact lever .15.Whenthe lower end ofthe frame 39 is swung forward to project'the brushesinto accessible position, the

latch arm 84 rides forward over a fixed supporting pin 88 until this pinenters a recess 87 in the lower edge of the latch arm. As the pin 88enters this recess the latch arm is lowered so that it rides on the pin86 of the contact lever, the recess 85 passing to the right of the pin86 in Fig. 5. Now when the frame 39 is swung rearwardly to retract thebrushes, the recess 85 engages the pin 86 and the upper end of thecontact lever is turned toward the left in Fig. 5 thus disengaging thelever from the contacts 12. During this movement of the latch arm 84 thepin 88 acting against the cam surface of the recess 87 lifts the latcharm 84 so that the recess 85 in the latch arm disengages the pin 86 onthe contact lever, leaving said lever free to be moved into engagementwith the contact 12 when the motor is to be again started. After themotor circuit is broken the momentum of the parts brings them into theposition indicated in full lines.

Any suitable means may be employed for supplying polish to one of thebrushes and in the construction shown polish is supplied to the brush 32by means of a polish carrying box 90 which partially surrounds the brushand may contain a polish in the form of a paste. The box 90 is supportedupon an arm 91 which is pivoted at 92 to one of the arms 40 of the frameand is provided at its lower end with a rectangular frame 93. This frameis secured to the lower end of the arm 91 by means of a plate 94attached to the upper end of the frame and provided with a verticalflange 95 secured to the arm. The polish carrying box 90 is removablysecured within the frame 93 by means of a spring latch 96 arranged toengage the lower edge of the box and a latch 97 arranged to engage theupper edge of the box Fig. 2. The upper edge of the box is provided withalip 98 which lies between the latch 97 and the front edge of the plateforming the top of the frame 93, thus preventing the rearwarddisplacement of the box. When the brush 32 is in its rearward positionthe periphery of the brush bears against the polish contained within thebox 90 and as the brush starts to rotate a portion of the polish istransferred to the periphery of the brush. When the brush is carriedforward the supporting frame for the box also swings forward a shortdistance. When the brush 32 is retracted the periphery of the brushengages the polish within the box 90 and as the brush moves into itsretracted po sition the box is moved rearwardly into the positionindicated in Fig. 2 where the weight of the box and the parts carried bythe pivoted support therefor tend to press the polish within the boxagainst the periphery of the brush.

The box may be removed for the purpose of renewing the polish therein bydepressing iii the latch 96,- swinging the box about the periphery ofthe brush and removing it through a door in the side of the casing.After a new supply of polish has been inserted in the box the box may bereadily and quickly reattached to its supporting frame.

While it is preferred to employ the specific construction andarrangement of parts shown and described, it will be understood that theinvention is not limited to such specific construction and arrangementand that various modifications or changes may be made in the forms andarrangements of the various mechanisms and of the various parts withoutdeparting from the invention.

Without attempting to point out in detail the various forms in which theinvention may be embodied, what we claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent is 1. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a brush,means for presenting said brush for a predetermined time in a permanentlocation where the user may by manipulation of his foot apply all partsof his shoe to the rubbing surface of the brush and for rendering thebrush inaccessible after said predetermined time, and mechanism foroperating the brush during the time that it is accessible.

2. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, two brushes, meansfor applying polish to one brush, means for presenting said brush for apredetermined time in a permanent location where the user may bymanipulation of his foot apply all parts of his shoe to the rubbingsurface of either brush, and for rendering the brush inaccessible aftersaid predetermined time.

3. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a casing providedwith an opening, a brush normally inaccessible within the casing, meansfor presenting and holding said brush in said opening where the user mayby manipulation of his foot bring all parts of his shoe against therubbing surface of the brush, and for rendering said brush inaccessibleafter a predetermined time.

4. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a casing, two brushesnormally inaccessible within the casing, means for applying polish toone of said brushes, means for projecting said brushes through thecasing and holding them in a definite position where the user may bymanipulation of his foot bring all parts of his shoe against the rubbingsurface of either brush during the time that they are accessible, andfor rendering said brushes inaccessible after a predetermined time.

5. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a casing providedwith an opening, a brush normally inaccessible within the casing, meansfor projecting said brush through said opening and holding it in fixedposition whereby the user may by anism for retracting the frame after apredemanipulation of his 'foot bring all parts of his shoe against therubbing surface of the brush, and for rendering said brush inaccessibleafter a predetermined time.

6. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a single polishapplying brush, a single polishing brush, a casing within which saidbrushes are mounted, mechanism for projecting said brushes throughthe-casing and maintaining them in fixed position for a predeterminedtime, whereby the user may by manipulation of his foot apply all partsof his shoe to the rubbing surface of either brush, and for withdrawingsaid brushes within the casing after said predetermined time.

7. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a casing, a polishapplying brush, a polishing brush, mechanism for advancing andretracting the brushes to project their rubbing surfaces beyond thecasing, maintain them in fixed position for a predetermined period, andthen withdraw them within the casing, and mechanism for operating thebrushes while in projected position. 8. A shoe shining machine, having,in combination, a casing, a brush, mechanism for projecting the brushinto and holding it in a permanent location beyond the casing where theuser may by manipulation of his foot apply all parts of his shoe to therubbing surface of the brush during the time that it is accessible, andfor withdrawing the brush within the casing after a predetermined time.9. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a casing, twobrushes, means for applying polish to one of the brushes, mechanism forproj ecting the brushes through the casing and holding them in fixedposition where the user may by manipulation of his foot apply all partsof his shoe to the rubbing surface of either brush, and for withdrawingthe brushes within the casing after a predetermined time. I

10. A shoe shining machine, having, in combination, a "frame, rotarybrushes journaled in the frame, a casing provided with openingsregistering with the brushes, mech anism for advancing the frame andlooking it in position with the peripheries of the brushes projectingthrough the openings where the user may by manipulation of his footapply all parts of his shoe to the rubbing surface of either brush, andfor retracting .the frame after a predetermined time.

1 1. A shoe shining machine having in combination a rotary shaft, aframe mounted to swing about the axis of the shaft, brushes journaled inthe frame and driven from the shaft, a casing having openingsregistering with the brushes, mechanism for advancing the frame andlocking it in position with the peripheries of thebrushes exposed, andmechtermined period.

12. A shoe shining machine, having in combination brushes, a casing, amotor, mechanism for driving the brushes from the motor, mechanism foradvancing and retracting the brushes to project their rubbing surfacesbeyond the casing and to withdraw them within the casing, means forcoupling said mechanism with the motor, a timing mechanism forcontrolling the coupling of said mechanism with the motor to withdrawthe brushes within the casing, and means for starting and stopping themotor.

13. A shoe shining machine having in combination brushes, a casing,mechanism for advancing and retracting said brushes to project theirrubbing surfaces beyond the casing and to withdraw them within thecasing, a driver for operating said mechanism, means for disconnectingthe driver when the brushes are projected, and a timing mechanism forreconnecting said driver.

14. A shoe shining machine having in combination brushes, a casing,mechanism for advancing and retracting said brushesto project theirrubbing surfaces beyond the casing and to withdraw them within thecasing, a driver for operating said mechanism, means for disconnectingthe driver when the brushes are projected, a timing mechanism forreconnecting said driver, and means for stopping the driver when thebrushes are retracted.

15. A shoe shining machine having in combination brushes, a casing,means for presenting said brushes in position where they are accessibleto the foot of the user,-and for rendering said brushes inaccessible, adriver for operating said means, means for disconnecting the driver whenthe brushes are accessible, and a timing mechanism for reconnecting saiddriver.

16. A shoe shining machine having in combination a brush carrying frame,a brush mounted therein, a casing provided with an opening registeringwith the brush, a toggle lever for moving said frame to project thebrush through the opening-and'lockit in 'position, and mechanism foroperating the toggle.

17 A shoe shining machine having in combination a brush carrying frame,a brush mounted therein, a spring toggle connected with the frame, astop against which the frame is forced by the straightening of thetoggle and mechanism for straightening and breaking the toggle.

18. A shoe shining machine, having in combination a polish applyingbrush, mechanism for advancing andretracting the brush, a polishcarrying box, movably mounted in the path of the'brush and normallysupported with the surface of the polish therein in ad- Vance of theperiphery of the brush when in its retracted position.

19. A shoe shining machine, having in combination a polish applyingbrush, a carrier therefor, mechanism for advancing and retracting thebrush carrier, a polish carrying box suspended independently of thebrush carrier back of and in the path of the brush whereby the brushengages the box When in its retracted position and is disengaged fromthe box in its advanced position.

20. A shoe shining machine, having in combination a rotary polishapplying brush, mechanism for advancing and retracting the brush, asegmental polish carrying box arranged to embrace the rear portion ofthe periphery of the brush when in retracted position, and a frame inWhich the box is carried mounted to swing away from the brush during theadvance movement of the brush.

In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this 20th day ofOctober 1906.

ERNEST F. SYMONDS. GEORGE W. BRANN. In the presence of IRA L. FIsH,KATHARINE A. DUGAN.

